Category: Society
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Meta’s Moderation and An Uncomfortable Truth About Social Networks
On 7 January, Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to content moderation and fact-checking across Meta’s platforms – Facebook, Instagram and Threads – sparking widespread reaction and debate about the future of online discourse and the role of social networks in…
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A Journey Through Time at Montacute House
Yesterday, my wife and I visited Montacute House, a late-16th-century mansion in south Somerset, about eight miles from our new home. Known as one of the finest examples of Elizabethan Renaissance architecture in England, this extraordinary house and its grounds…
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Bluesky’s Boom: Are We Watching the Next Big Shift?
Bluesky has hit a milestone that feels genuinely exciting — over 20 million users on the social network and growing fast. That’s a dramatic leap from just 7 million three months ago. As an early adopter who joined Bluesky’s private…
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Donald Trump’s America: Reflections on a Country in Flux
In a world closely watching the US political landscape, the outcome of the 2024 Presidential election has left many stunned — not only by Donald Trump’s overwhelming victory but by the speed and clarity with which it was achieved. This…
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Simplifying Digital Parenting: The Case for Feature Phones
As EE, one of the UK’s largest mobile network providers, advises parents against giving primary school-aged children their own smartphones, a nostalgic but potential solution comes to mind. In my almost completed home decluttering project this weekend, I stumbled upon…